Salted fish dressed as Xiaofubao of the age

Chapter 22 The New Year's Eve Knock

Daye Village is full of New Year flavor.

Starting from the 23rd of the new year, every household has started to clean up and prepare to sacrifice to the Stove Lord.

Sweet and rich stove sugar was burned in the pot, and the room was filled with an indelible sweet smell.

There is a sweet cake on the table, bite it down, and the core of the red bean paste will flow into your mouth.

It is said that this is to bribe the Kitchen God, so that his mouth will be sealed with honey, and he can only speak good things in the report to the heaven, and cannot sue.

Yue Qingqing was also fed a sip of stove candy by Zhang Ying dipping her chopsticks in it. Her eyes were so sweet that she narrowed her eyes, and the little melancholy in her heart disappeared immediately.

The next few days were good days for going to the market, Yue Jiandong went to the market with Yue Qingqing in his arms.

In the past two years, buying things is much more free than before, and there are fewer and fewer places to use bills, and the enthusiasm for buying and selling has suddenly increased.

Yue Qingqing was dazzled by seeing all the way, wishing to stick her eyes to all kinds of colorful stalls.

Stalls selling Spring Festival couplets and pastries are the most popular at this time.

Although the words written on them are all old-fashioned Fu Lu Shou Xi, and the characters in the village may not be able to understand them, but it will definitely not hinder their enthusiasm for buying Spring Festival couplets.

In Zhang Ying's words, this is a custom handed down by the ancestors. After a good year, the next year will be more and more prosperous.

Yue Jiandong can read, so he chose a very auspicious couplet.

The upper line is smooth sailing every year, and the lower line is backgammon for everything to go well, and the auspicious stars shine brightly.

Lin Chunju has always said that Yue Qingqing is the little lucky star of the family, and Yue Jiandong immediately took a fancy to this pair when he picked them.

Although vulgar, the meaning is good.

When I bought it, I gave a little more money and asked the stall owner to build a pair of peach wood boards.

The name of the door god is written on it. It is said that hanging in front of the door can pray for blessings. Although there are Spring Festival couplets, the Yue family still retains the custom of hanging peach charms.

I went to other stalls and weighed some cakes, melon seeds, peanuts and sugar.

Someone looked at Yue Jiandong and couldn't help laughing: "Hey, I bought a lot this year."

Yue Jiandong smiled, "There are three children in the family, and I want to have a good year."

Others also knew that this year's harvest was good, and Yue Jiandong also went to dig ditches, so they didn't doubt it too much.

Yue Qingqing, whose eyes moved to his arms, couldn't help but praise.

"Your family's child is too good-looking, he really doesn't look like a villager."

This nose, these eyes, and this small white face are not something that ordinary people can raise.

Yue Jiandong wanted to answer with a proud smile, but felt that he should bow his head and be more humble at this time, with a strange expression on his face.

Others couldn't help laughing when they saw it, knowing how much Yue Jiandong loved his daughter.

Yue Jianxi and Yue Jiannan also received the task. They wanted to buy some affordable and durable fabrics.

I don't live much in winter, so I can just make clothes for the coming year, and I still need a few pairs of shoes.

After buying all kinds of supplies that should be bought, the Yue family returned with a full load.

Finally, Yue Jiandong bought some firecrackers and single- and double-barreled firecrackers from the stall at the entrance.

This is all to be played on the [-]th of the year. It is said that the louder the sound, the more bad luck can be swept away, and the next year will be smoother.

On the night of New Year's Eve, the Yue family sat around the table.

The three men had already had their hair cut and looked extraordinarily energetic.

The women's braids are also rarely tied with bright-colored headbands, which are a little more charming against the bright fire in the house.

There were a few more meat dishes on the table than in previous years, which looked extremely rich.

Yue Jiannan has been swallowing since the scent wafted from the stove in the afternoon.

"Eat the dumplings." Lin Chunju took the dumplings out of the pot with a large colander.

The dumplings are full of stuffing, and the bulging stomachs are like small ingots.

"Okay, let's eat."

Lin Chunju picked up a chopstick dish symbolically, and everyone started.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door suddenly.

The voice was very soft, but the people in the room heard it immediately.

Yue Jiannan frowned, and muttered in a low voice, "Who will come for the New Year's Eve?"

After everyone was quiet, the voice outside the door gradually became clear, and it turned out to be intermittent crying.

(End of this chapter)